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Author: Fred Kaan
Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens.
Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregation… Go to person page >
Author: Masao Takenaka
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Display Title: We Who Bear the Human NameFirst Line: We who bear the human name are like flowers of the fieldTune Title: [We who bear the human name are like flowers of the field]Author: Dieter Trautwein; Fred Kaan; Masao TakenakaDate: 1979Subject: Discipleship | ; Peace | ; Suffering and Death |
Display Title: We Who Bear the Human NameFirst Line: We who bear the human nameTune Title: BECAKAuthor: Fred Kaan; Masao TakenakaScripture: Luke 12:27-34Date: 2000Subject: Hope and Aspiration | ; Human Rights | ; Justice | ; Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation | ; Peace |